Approved Historic Sites PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND and Districts Plan June 2010 The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission www.mncppc.org/pgco Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan June 2010 The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Prince George’s County Planning Department 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD www.mncppc.org/pgco Abstract TITLE: Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan AUTHOR: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Prince George’s County Planning Department SUBJECT: Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan for Prince George’s County DATE: June 2010 SOURCE OF COPIES: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 SERIES NUMBER: 9570952405 NUMBER OF PAGES: 306 ABSTRACT: This ocumentd is the Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan for Prince George’s County. Policy guidance for this plan came from the 2002 Prince George’s County Approved General Plan. The approved plan updates the 1992 Historic Sites and Districts Plan by including additions to historic sites and resources and a set of goals, policies, and strategies to guide future preservation planning efforts. The plan also contains an initial set of implementation priorities and a proposal for a strategic plan of implementation. Appendices provide updated county and community histories; a summary of historic themes; and lists of cemeteries, organizations, and sources of additional information. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Royce Hanson, Chairman Samuel J. Parker, Jr., Vice Chairman Offi cers Patricia Colihan Barney, Executive Director Al Warfi eld, Acting Secretary-Treasurer Adrian R. Gardner, Esq., General Counsel Th e Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bicounty agency, created by the General Assembly of Maryland in 1927. Th e Commission’s geographic authority extends to the great majority of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties: the Maryland-Washington Regional District (M-NCPPC planning jurisdiction) comprises 1,001 square miles, while the Metropolitan District (parks) comprises 919 square miles, in the two counties. Th e Commission has three major functions: • Th e preparation, adoption, and, from time to time, amendment or extension of the General Plan for the physical development of the Maryland-Washington Regional District; • Th e acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of a public park system; and • In Prince George’s County only, the operation of the entire county public recreation program. Th e Commission operates in each county through a Planning Board appointed by and responsible to the county government. All local plans, recommendations on zoning amendments, administration of subdivision regulations, and general administration of parks are responsibilities of the Planning Boards. Th e Prince George’s County Department of Planning (M-NCPPC): • Our mission is to help preserve, protect and manage the county’s resources by providing the highest quality planning services and growth management guidance and by facilitating eff ective intergovernmental and citizen involvement through education and technical assistance. • Our vision is to be a model planning department of responsive and respected staff who provide superior planning and technical services and work cooperatively with decision makers, citizens and other agencies to continuously improve development quality and the environment and act as a catalyst for positive change. Prince George’s County Planning Board Montgomery County Planning Board Samuel J. Parker, Jr., Chairman Royce Hanson, Chairman Sylvester J. Vaughns, Vice Chairman Marye Wells-Harley, Vice Chairman Sarah A. Cavitt Joseph Alfandre Jesse Clark Norman Dreyfuss John H. Squire Amy Presley ii Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan Prince George’s County Jack B. Johnson, County Executive County Council Th e County Council has three main responsibilities in the planning process: (1) setting policy, (2) plan approval, and (3) plan implementation. Applicable policies are incorporated into area plans, functional plans, and the general plan. Th e Council, after holding a hearing on the plan adopted by the Planning Board, may approve the plan as adopted, approve the plan with amendments based on the public record, or disapprove the plan and return it to the Planning Board for revision. Implementation is primarily through adoption of the annual Capital Improvement Program, the annual Budget, the water and sewer plan, and adoption of zoning map amendments. Council Members Th omas E. Dernoga, 1st District, Council Chairman Will Campos, 2nd District Eric Olson, 3rd District Ingrid M. Turner, 4th District Andrea Harrison, 5th District, Council Vice Chair Samuel H. Dean, 6th District Camille Exum, 7th District Tony Knotts, 8th District Marilynn M. Bland, 9th District Clerk of the Council Redis C. Floyd Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan iii Table of Contents PLAN HIGHLIGHTS 1 CHAPTER 5 HISTORIC Purpose 1 PRESERVATION REGULATIONS 41 Plan Highlights 1 Background 41 Inventory Additions 2 Issues 41 Other Inventory Changes 5 Goal 42 PART ONE: BACKGROUND 9 CHAPTER 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS 45 Background 45 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11 Issues 46 Public Participation Process 11 Goal 46 Consistency with Other Plans 12 General Plan Context 13 CHAPTER 7 PROTECTION OF CEMETERIES 49 Existing Preservation Framework 14 Background 49 Certifi ed Local Government Program 15 Regulations 51 Highlights of Implementation of the 1992 Issues 51 Historic Sites and Districts Plan Proposals 15 Goal 52 CHAPTER 2 HERITAGE THEMES 17 CHAPTER 8 PLANNING FOR ARCHEOLOGY 55 Introduction 17 Background 55 Prehistoric and Seventeenth Century Period 17 Issues 58 Th e Eighteenth Century and the Goal 59 Antebellum Period 17 CHAPTER 9 CULTURAL Commerce, Industry, and LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION 63 Scientifi c Advancements 19 Background 63 Transportation 20 Issues 64 Political and Social History, Religion, Goal 65 Recreation and Th e Arts 21 Civil Society 22 CHAPTER 10 HISTORIC Th e Twentieth Century 23 PRESERVATION INCENTIVES 67 Ecclesiastical and Residential Architecture 24 Background 67 Current Incentives 67 PART TWO: GOALS 27 Goal 70 CHAPTER 3 EVALUATION AND DESIGNATION 29 CHAPTER 11 NEIGHBORHOOD AND Background 29 COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION 73 Issues 31 Background 73 Goal 33 Issues 73 Planning and Implementation Tools CHAPTER 4 PRESERVATION PLANNING 35 for Neighborhood Conservation Background 35 and Commercial Revitalization 74 M-NCPPC-owned Historic Properties 36 Goal 76 Issues 36 Goal 37 Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan v Table of Contents CHAPTER 12 79 PART FOUR: APPENDICES 195 Background 79 Issues 79 APPENDIX A Goal 80 HISTORY OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY 197 CHAPTER 13 PARTNERSHIPS 83 APPENDIX B Background 83 DOCUMENTED HISTORIC COMMUNITIES 205 Issues 83 APPENDIX C Goal 84 M-NCPPC-OWNED PROPERTIES 253 CHAPTER 14 HERITAGE EDUCATION 87 APPENDIX D Background 87 INVENTORY OF HISTORIC CEMETERIES 255 Issues 87 Goal 87 APPENDIX E PREHISTORIC CONTEXT 265 CHAPTER 15 IMPLEMENTATION 91 Introduction 91 APPENDIX F Strategic Plan for Implementation 91 PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS 267 PART THREE: INVENTORY 95 APPENDIX G GLOSSARY OF TERMS 281 CHAPTER 16 HISTORIC SITES 97 APPENDIX H CHAPTER 17 COUNTY-DESIGNATED FULL COMMISSION RESOLUTION 293 HISTORIC DISTRICTS 169 Old Town College Park Historic District (66-042) 169 APPENDIX I Broad Creek Historic District (80-024) 169 CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION AND APPROVAL 297 CHAPTER 18 INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES 173 vi Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan Foreword Th e Prince George’s County Planning Board of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is pleased to make available the Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan. Policy guidance for this plan came from the 2002 Prince George’s County Approved General Plan and the 1992 Historic Sites and Districts Plan. Th e goals, concepts, and guidelines document that outlined many of the major issues addressed in the plan and provided structure for the planning process was presented to the Planning Board and District Council in November 2008. An extensive planning eff ort engaged historic property owners, citizens, residents, and other stakeholders in public participation activities and resulted in valuable contributions to the plan. In response to a request by county nonprofi t organizations and citizens at large, a draft of the plan prepared by staff was distributed for public comment in September 2009 in order to provide the opportunity for stakeholders to review the proposed policies and strategies. Th e plan represents an eff ort to chart the direction of future historic preservation policy in Prince George’s County. We are continuing this countywide eff ort through an Envision Prince George’s initiative to engage a broad cross section of stakeholders in developing a shared vision for the county’s future direction and growth. We invite you to visit the Envision Prince George’s web site at www.mncppc.org/Envision to learn more about how to participate in this exciting initiative. Th e approved plan includes changes to historic sites and resources, goals, policies, and strategies to guide future preservation planning eff orts and an initial set of implementation priorities. Appendices provide updated county and community histories; a summary of historic themes; and lists of cemeteries, organizations, and sources of additional information. On January